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May 24, 2008

G52: Athletics 3, Red Sox 0

Duchscherer was senational (8-1-0-0-4, 101) (again), retiring the first 15 Red Sox before plunking Jason Varitek to start the sixth.

Boston's lone hit was a clean line drive single to center from David Ortiz with one out in the seventh. Neither Varitek nor Ortiz advanced past first base.

Beckett (7-7-2-0-9, 107) had a rough first two innings, but settled down after that, at one point setting down 11 straight A's. MDC pitched a shaky eighth, giving up two singles, a walk, a stolen base, and a run on 22 pitches.

There was no need to rush this game along, as it was played in a tidy 2:17.

Andy:"Manny lost some balls over both sides walls. Papi hit a guy eating a hot dog in right field. Manny was playing shortstop by jumping out from behind the net when balls came his way. Lyndon and the midget were skying balls into both the porches. There is a good mix of fans here. I love this park cuz there is a full bar and a bathroom right behind my seats. I would do these seats."

frat·er·nized, frat·er·niz·ing, frat·er·niz·es1. To associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way.2. To associate on friendly terms with an enemy or opposing group, often in violation of discipline or orders.

Photo from Andy:"I don't think you can see him but there is a jackass with a cape and a General Custer hat on that says Red Sox Nation Emperor. He is handing out baseball cards and prancing around like a king."

That propane tank he hit was just that. its for the propane heater they have next to the pitchers on their bullpen bench.i am gonna watch the game some now. i am blogging more than i should while at a live game. i will touch base often.

JUSTIN DUCHSCHERERERERERERERER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!JUSTIN DUCHSCHERERERERERERERER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!JUSTIN DUCHSCHERERERERERERERER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!JUSTIN DUCHSCHERERERERERERERER IS PITCHING A PERFECT GAME!!!!

Damn, I thought it was 10 again tonight.Of course I've only been home 20 minutes anyway.Oh well, apparently I've not missed anything I would want to see. Looking at the box on GDGD, I believe we've sent 12 batters up in 4 innings. Not a good stat...

So when do we plan our JOS group trip to Fenway? I was thinking about this earlier. If we can get Allan and Laura to come to Boston, I bet the rest of us would find a way to get there since most of us live closer by (except SoSock and Lord and those west coasters). Maybe next season?

I think the best thing to do--since you can only get 8 tix together at most--would be to just snag as many SRO tix ($20, or 25 for the pavilion level SRO if we can get them) for a weekday night game against a shittier team. That way we could all hang out together instead of each person only being able to talk to the people on their left and right.

Standing Room Only. Yeah, I guess if you don't like to stand for that long, it would be tough, but the last few rows of grandstand, so many people just stand in the SRO area anyway, that seats open up, and you just hop right in.

I know what SRO stands for---I just meant what does it really mean at Fenway. I know those new right field pavilion tickets have some bar stool type seats, but not real seats. Like I said, I could be game for standing. But I am not sure for three hours!

The pavilion level SRO give you a shelf to lean on, and a pole below to stand on to gain a couple inches if the people in front of you stand up. It's a little less taxing to be up there. But in general all the areas for standing are much better than they used to be, as they've opened up a lot of areas around the park. So you could go hang out in the roomy areas between innings and stuff... You know what else we could do is get a bunch of $12 upper bleacher tix for the same game, and those people could sit for a while and occasionally join the rest of the group in the SRO areas.

No, never behind Pesky, but certainly have had some partially obstructed views. Yet still better than almost any seat at Shea, the only stadium I had been to before Fenway. So to me, still not bad seats at Fenway. At least unlike Shea, you are never in the stratosphere.

My rule is: If a visiting fan is being a dick, taunting the home fans, drawing attention to him/herself, they deserve the treatment they get. If they're there to cheer for their team they should be allowed to do that without getting hassled. And I think this is followed at Fenway from what I've seen. I've never seen a visiting fan at Fenway get hassled unless they were being a prick. (Yankee games excluded, but even then, if you're a good fan, you usually get treated accordingly, as I usually have when I go to the Toilet, as I'm not a dick.)